Will tricolour be hosted in Pakistan if not in India

New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal hit out at the Opposition parties for contradicting Delhi government's decision to unfurl the tricolour across the city, asking "will it be hoisted in Pakistan if not in India".

Participating in budget debate in the Assembly, Kejriwal said there should be no politics over patriotism and the country belongs to all. "In the budget, we announced that we will unfurl the tricolour at 500 places across the city. Whenever we see the national flag, we are reminded of the soldier fighting at the borders. I fail to understand why the BJP and the Congress have been opposing the decision," Kejriwal asked.

"They should support and appreciate the decision. There should be no politics over patriotism. The country belongs to all… I want to ask the BJP will the tricolour be hoisted in Pakistan if not in India" he said.

Kejriwal said the opposition parties were mocking the Delhi government for its announcement to bid for 2048 Olympic Games and increasing the per capita income to Singapore's level by 2047. "We will achieve it… We will approach the Centre and the India Olympic Association to bid for Olympics. We all will do it together," he said. The Chief Minister also said almost all states and the Centre presented "deficit" budget in the last one-and-a-half months, but Delhi is the only "state" which has a "surplus" budget in these difficult times.

The CM also alleged that the Congress and the BJP are opposing his government's announcement to send elderly to Ayodhya when Ram temple is ready.